Full-day nursery in Sidley, East Sussex
Dragonflies Community Nursery
Sidley Childrens Centre, Sidley House, 121 Ninfield Road, Bexhill-on-sea, TN39 5BD · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since February 2021Reference 2625375Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places42 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 May 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Sidley Childrens Centre, Sidley House, 121 Ninfield Road, Bexhill-on-sea, TN39 5BD · More nurseries in TN39
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Whitehouse Avenue, Watermill Close and Morgan Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Sidley Green8 min walk
- Jubilee Road Plantation10 min walk
- Sidley House Play Area playground1 min walk
- Levetts Field Play Area playground4 min walk
- Jubilee Road Play Area playground7 min walk
- Sidley Recreation Ground Play Area playground7 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In East Sussex there are about 3.2 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Dragonflies Community Nursery is a full-day nursery at Sidley Childrens Centre, Sidley House, 121 Ninfield Road, Bexhill-on-sea, TN39 5BD, in Sidley, East Sussex. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 5 reviews (November 2026).
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| Dragonflies Community NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.1 miles
- Glenleigh Park Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.4 miles
- King Offa Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.8 miles
- Chantry Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- St Mary's School and 6th Form College ages 5–19Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.9 miles
- St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 1.0 miles
- St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.3 miles
- Little Common School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 1.6 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Dragonflies Community Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Dragonflies Community Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 3 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Dragonflies Community Nursery take?
Dragonflies Community Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Dragonflies Community Nursery?
Bexhill is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Dragonflies Community Nursery?
You can call 01424 319090 and visit dragonfliescommunitynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2625375 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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